Noticing her silence, he lifted his head and regarded her.
Vickie pressed her lips tightly. Soon, she answered, “Yes, I have.”
Gregory’s expression remained unchanged. However, there was a darkness in his gaze.
“What’s your decision?”
Vickie lowered her voice. “I admit that four years ago, we were fooled, but you ignored my plea and killed my brothers. I can’t pretend that this didn’t happen.”
An unpleasant look started to appear on Gregory’s face. “Are you saying that you must go against me?”
Vickie paused, then continued, “Last time, I always told myself that I have to seek vengeance against you as soon as I got out of prison since only by doing so will I bring justice to my brothers’ dead souls.
“But now, I realize that it was all due to their greed. Early on, there were people who had already given up on the Vermillion Bird Organization. They met their end after joining the Chinese Association.
“I will make them pay for what they did. However, as for what happened between us, Gregory Graham, I will not let it slide.”
Gregory regarded her without saying another word.
After Vickie finished her piece, she felt that she was too harsh and unforgiving. Still, the events that had happened in the last four years and the time when he had sent her to prison mercilessly haunted her. She could not just forget about everything and move on.
Those incidents mattered a lot to her. thus she could not agree with Gregory’s request.
A moment passed. Then, Gregory asked, “What do you want to do now?”
What did she want to do?
Vickie stared at him blankly. Honestly, she had never considered this subject.
She had no idea what she wanted to do. She only knew that she could not go on like this.
Silence befell the dining room again.
Gregory picked up the chopsticks as if he had expected her reaction and said, “If you haven’t thought about it, let’s eat first.”
He then began eating quietly.
Since last night, Vickie had not eaten, hence she was already famished when she woke up that morning. By now, she stopped being shy and picked up a pair of chopsticks to eat as well.
After breakfast, Gregory’s phone rang. He walked aside to answer it while Vickie remained seated. She watched as the maids cleared the leftover dishes. She also wanted to use this opportunity to explain to Gregory.
However, she remembered that she did not have an answer to his previous question, so she shrugged it off. Then, she got up to leave.
Gregory was standing aside and talking on the phone as if he did not notice her leaving.
Nonetheless, when the woman headed outside, his lips curled into a smile.
The weather was perfect and the sun shone brightly. After the meal, Vickie seemed to feel more relaxed and sleepiness crept up to her once more. Thus, she decided to return to her bedroom for a nap.
By the time she woke up, it was already afternoon. Someone was knocking on the door aggressively. She frowned in displeasure and got dressed.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw Yuliana standing at the doorway with a scowl.
Vickie felt calm despite facing this “bosom friend” of Gregory’s. Although she was not used to the fact that there were all kinds of women by his side, she knew that, based on his high and mighty status, he would not normally be attracted to a regular woman.
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